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    Dealing with field conditions

    I have been struggling with my pitchers this season being able to adjust to various field conditions. This past weekend the circle was powder dirt basically digging a giant crater with every pitch. This has really been affecting my pitchers abilities to locate especially high/low in the strike...
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    Drop rate between Freshman year of school and travel ball

    Wanted to see what other travel ball coaches are seeing between the transition of first year of school ball to travel ball in summer. Here in KS we are just wrapping up tryouts, and first couple weeks of practices for school ball. Already I am hearing stories from players on our travel team...
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    Video analysis software

    My TB team has really been getting serious about video analysis lately. Researching on here and we have decided to go with RVP going forward. The question is which package makes the most sense for a team? Does anyone have any experience with multiple players using RVP? My DD will be using it...
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    Appealable calls

    This past weekend in BRKT play we drew a set of umps that I have had a history with on judgment calls. Leadoff batter gets on and I call a bunt/steal play. Batter lays a beautiful bunt and takes off down the line with the field ump callin her safe at 1B. Home plate umps calls her out saying the...
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    Just when you thought you have seen it all.... covid related

    This past weekend we played in a decent sized tournament in Kansas. We played a nationally known org (ill leave the name out) first pool game. This was a utrip tourney that they entered with a 19-3 record IN USSSA. The tournament DID NOT provide balls of any kind. During the first couple...
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    tourney engine/athpro 360

    Anyone else here want to pull there hair out dealing with this website? It is the most worthless thing I have ever attempted to use. Only Playmsp could come up with something like this...
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    IFA, USA, USSSA in Kansas

    Do we have any other Kansas teams on here? Because Directors of USA softball in Kansas (not metro areas here) couldnt agree and a power struggle happened last season a new association was born in Kansas. Two of the directors decided to split from USA and form IFA. Softball in Kansas was...
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    Player leaving

    If you have coached any amount of time I am sure each of you have been through players leaving (unless you are extremely fortunate). This past Friday I was relaxing at home on one of those rare nights where nothing was going on in my household. Talking to an old college buddy on the phone about...
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    Small town ball, multiple sports all softball related

    So we are going through a bit a rough spot with the school my DD attends. Back story I have been the head coach of our travel team going on 6 years, my wife is the head coach of the travel BB team going on 3 years. We are both are former Div 1 athletes. (it is also how we met). We both went...
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    Officials talking to catcher after game

    Back story: First brkt play game of the day. Single elem tournament. Score is 2-2, we are away team. Home team is up to bat 1 out bases loaded. My catchers lets 3 passed balls get by her and they score all three on base. A few batters later its runners at the corners still one out. (in hind...
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    Interference, score book...

    This past weekend in pool play my team decided to blow an 8 run lead (i take responsibility for this and in no way does this story say the call cost my team). Going into the bottom of the last inning my team leading 6-9, two outs runners on the corners my starting pitcher decides to take a soft...
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    Correct backhand form

    So working with some agility drills with a couple players the others day. WE were working on a cross over left foot leading going low almost to a knee with right knee and hinging glove at elbow. I know certain situations like SS throw to 2nd where a right foot lead is beneficial for a pivot...
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    Trick play question

    In bracket play this past weekend the opposing team attempted to pull a trick play off. You could tell they have practiced this well enough that all players knew their role. The play they tried was the overthrow back from the catcher where all players take off running after the ball while the...
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    Kansas USSSA tournaments

    So this season Kansas USSSA tournaments has adopted this awesome rule. Essentially a $200 fine for not booking through them to stay. Keep in mind this specific tournament is well within our driving distance because i commute every single day for work between the two cities. Apparently they have...
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    First year 14's plus middle school sports

    How do other coaches go about putting priority on Softball during the fall in this situation. I am getting a ton of backlash from parents and school sports/homework schedules anytime i attempt to schedule anything during the week. These families did not come from sporting backgrounds so...
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    late swing, 1b steal interference question

    For all the men in blue on here i have a question. Runner on 1, steal is on. Batter swings after ball is caught by catcher and slows down the catchers movement to throw down to 2. What is the call?
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    Typical fall ball schedule with school sports?

    First year 14s, and first year that school sports are starting up. Looking at the school calendars and comparing to UTRIP and ASA there just isnt that many choices available for free weekends. Right now we have 5 weekends and of those 5, 2 have a one girl conflict (doable). So for those coaches...
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    Delaying play to run clock time off

    This past weekend during upper flight bracket play, top of last inning down 3-2 with 6 minutes remaining, two down nobody on bottom of our order. We were visitors. (yes we put ourselves in this position, with an error that gave up 2 runs that is on me to work on later). The opposing coach makes...
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    Swinging bunt on 3rd strike

    This one was new to me and I still believe it was an error on the official. Girl goes down in the count 0-2, on 3rd pitch she goes into a bunt stance but pushes the bat forward almost like a like poking at an away pitch to lay down a bunt. Ball goes foul. I asked for clarification on why that...
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    2020 Ghost Advanced

    Someone had to do it, because lets face it after seeing that video i cant be the only one wondering what the hell this bat really is?

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